Telegraphic type-printing receiver.



A. FRANKE & E. EHR-HARDT.

TELEGRAPHIG TYPE PRINTING RECEIVER.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.20.1914.

Patented Feb. 2. 1915.

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EILWLN Emammm, subjects of the 82111111211 filmperor, and mesiding, respectiveiy, at w, T W Urunewald and PanKc-w, 112a]: idei'lm, L1 *1- mnny, have invented certain naw imprmemenis in. Telegraphic l ing Receivers, 0f which ihe H fnii and clear specification.

Um imention to helegrz'ml. printing receiver, in "whic I K ages 211's recorded as 7 means translaiin (ik'fylfiB campuses, 111 n uiofms, a separate mac *nounia3 a distance from. appurw on betwo appammses iime eispses between the receipt off a sage and its translaizion, since preferatdy she translator is operated only after cez'iain amount 0; messages have ac linu ueci,

Such separaie arrangement the di vani we tha muizllatwns of pox-10115 0 he mm; or even. mutilations of sntirs msssngcs 1s ,overed very late and currecion in lereffure consequently very I Iificuit. sothe attending of these izwo devices even fishey should be mans-zed. class fiugether, *rmuid require great a'tten ziotl by the opera- ?501' (11' operators. Aucdrding to the present invention these disadvantages aye overcome by uniting the receiver and the transistor in 021s machme so that the translation of the hole symbcls miles place immediu eiy subsequent fins perforationof the symbols. and fihus the a ving be read imasnsdiae'i printed ps. For i'his pup c mom dri'vir mechanism E'wprm ridem. which m feeding of i001 st as aiso the oper'atinn of slams 419; apparatus, are e. Ju i 1; Gfifitilfil: devices; zhsse contacs devlcss contrsl as well the perfomiing mechanism in (312: portion 0% the maclfline which racewa also the printing mechanism 013 smasss't device, whereby ifne mechanism devendcm upon a in daer con- Jsacb dsvxcs whlc 1s tum conbmiled by $116 hoiss m the symbol s'mp.

vsntion is iiiustrsted in subsxmtialiy dia- The Qantas mice is in substazlc t0 the one '3v s in our co-pcndi piicaiion, Seaiai lfinnbei S M-30} iiou "met 19 1911 from :mich ihe L has been divided. receiving Apparatus subsi'zlnial conslsts of two or more polarizing; :eluy of the punching sppur P v mnches the band symbols into the 1929c! L, and of the paper 13- med in the particular ex -Ls 1- u 121 drawthnt each symd of cnly two impulses, diifisr 1g t 161 way 111 the kind of currents,

2' p or lisgzlcive Gui-r011? impulses, so that fuur differ ni symbols can trans haied in each instance am fi ling to Wm her cw positive or two negative impuls or one )ositive and one negative impulse is suit. 'lhereim'e the renewing ring- 3 of the receiver psssesses only two segments W on which she brush b connecicd with Li slides. Palz'u'ized reiuys R, whim cpnnecied to e two segments 7" r tlvel are ini'i encsd in such manner n the azrlnng line (currents that for instance 0111f, positive currents throw the zu'matmfes A 31 opts the W01 ing conizwts k is respectn'cly; whereas negative currents have .efiect on said armatul'es. The nunchimg magnets M M 01" punching mechsnism St, which with t e lunches m m operated by ,their rvpectn'e amnatm'es, unch the pui'orated symbcls 13.1 the bafid L, Q to the wurking contacts 21 L (mism "a e not Shawn mere. s

shaft synchmmsm impulses are known 5/ 21's for instance disclosed l 690,28 Decembs Ham Duans, and also ill 1' 1% 21 305 1 Sim sure of the princ1-- preseni mention and thus of shaft '10.

with types 8 on its periphery,

L are arranged a number 5 them they will fall {Zia go so th 15 of a two-armed lever f.

can be selected and consequently a certain symbol may be perforated in llflOWH man-- nor. The particular magnet of the punching umiiaratus St energized for the time be ing attiucts its armature and drives the, unch M connected therewith as shown, tliroughthe band L which unwinds from the drum TL and moved upward each time after the punching operation by the feed mechanism VL. This feed mechanism corn-- .rises two rolls 0,, (2,, of which 0, is fast on shaft lV. This shaft is operated by means of a ratchet wheel d, and a pawl (2,, the latter being pivotally mounted on onecnd The othercnd of this lever is yieldingly held against a cum 9 by means of spring 7. The cam is driven by shalt W and at a given. moment brings about the operation of the ratchet wheel (Z,

The part of thc ty1' c-printing receiver forming the translating apparatus com-- pr the contact device 1 for reading the per: irated band, and a second circuit clos- 1g device St,, the latter having disks 3,, s and brushes b 6, coiiperating therewith, and also the printing apparatus D which transforms the symbols perforated in the band L into conventional letters, which are printed onto tape P which is intermittently moved by the feed mechanism VP previously described. The tape I which unwinds from a drum TP. is guided between two feed rolls in, h,, of which h, is mounted on shaft to, so that the printed tape is moved at the same rate as the perforated band L. A type wheel T is either mounted directly on shaft 7 or otherwise suitably driven by it, which type wheel is provided and this wheel I rotates closely above tape P A hammer 11 forming a portion of the armature of the printing magnet D is arranged on the tape and type wheel. Above the perforated band of contact springs j,, y, corresponding with the number of rows of perforations. These springs rest with contact feelers 2 on the perforated band, and when perforations y, pass under therein and there by electrically connect. contact sprin s j, with contacts 91,, g, respectively. 0 ong as the feelers a slide on the perforated band L they are connected with the contacts respectively. The contacts g,--g, are ei'inuected with the two slip rings 8,, 8, and with the segments 3 10,, (11,, 5,, 1),, t, of the scci'ind cl ug device 525,, whereas the mov able ,ont

. springs. y}, j. are connected to .l the coils of the Egrmtmg magnet I) by way of a current sour We claim:

"inting'telegraph receiver, a main rec-f having hired and mo able 1. lor receiving and distributing aurrent impulses arriving over said I line, a receiver, having V line, a reg;- istering band, a punching devi e adaptml to produce perforations in said band, a selector comprising ilXQd and movalide elcn'icnts, and a printing mechanism controlled by the perforations punched into said rcg gintering band, in combination with means adapted to move synchrmously with the mu'rcnt impulses and. to drive the registering band and the wow able elcu'ients of said commutator and of apted to produce perforations in said band, a solector comprising fixed and niiovable ole-- ments, a type wheel, a printing magnet. and a printing tape coiipcrating with each other. and a circuit closing device controlled l the perforations punched into said registering band, in combii'iation with means adapted to move synchrontmsly with said current lIIlIIlUlJ-BQS for driving said registering band, said type wheel and said ta )0, and aim the movable elements, of said reccivhn; means and of said selector.

3. In a printing telegraph receiver, a main line, a receiver, having fixed and movable elements, for receiving and distrilmting current impulses arriving over said line, a reg" istering band, a punching device adapted to produce perforations in said band, a selector comprisin fixed and movable elements, a type whee a printing magnet and a printing tape cotiperating with each other, and a circuit closing device controlled by the perforations punched into said registering band, in combination with a shaft rotating synchronously with said current impulses for driving said registering band, said type wheel, and said tape, andalso, the movable elements of said receiving means and of said selector.

4. In a printin Y telegraph receiver, a main line, a receiver, having fixed and movable elements for receiving and distributing con rent impulses arriving over said line, a registering'band, a punching device iuhipted to produce perforations in said band, a selector comprisinghxed and movable elements, a printin mechanism and suitable means for controlling it by the perforations uncheil into said registering band, in com ination with an ad'usting device for said punching device, an means moving synchronously with said current'impulsesfor driving the registering band and the movable elements of said receiving means and of said selector.

5. In a printing telegra h receiver, a main xed and movable 1 and distriljiuting can over sairfl ,line, a reushes for producing p elements for room t impu. istermg band, pun

ll l forations in said hand Withtheir a 'ipertainir ei a'ting said SUDClitES, a s fixed and movable e" mechanism and shit ling it oyihe perl'oi registering hand connected matures w] r for controlling .7 iiig magnets, an n: synchronously Will's nnpulses for driving the r f and the movable elen'ients of said rewiring means and of said Selector. I 6. In a printing tel & line, a receiver havin i and movable elements for receiving i brihating current iinpul' arriving over said line, a registering band, and a amt-hing device adaptet.

:leetromagnets "Quits for operator comprising nts, a printing ans Ler controlmiehed nto Said ion with relays Aver and having ar circuit eenneetions i ng of said punchapted to more QCGlVQl', a main t0 produce perforations in said band, a selector eon'iprising fixed and movable elements, a type Wheel, a printing magnet, and

a tape, cooperating with each other, and a circuit closing device controlled by the perforations punched into said registering band, in combination with a shaft adapted to rotate synchronously with said current in'ipulses for driving directly said type Wheel and the movable elements of said receiving means and said selector, and a second shaft geared to the first one for driving the registering hand and the tape 006perating with said type wheel.

ADOLF l RANKE.

E Pull l N EH R 1-1 All DT.

EVitnesses HENRY HAsPnn, WOLDEMAP. lilix um 

